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New survey says Jack and Mia are the naughtiest kids

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

09:27 23 Oct 2019


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Accurate?

Jack and Mia are thought to be the naughtiest children's names.

Around 1,500 thousand teachers, children and parents took part in the study across the UK which also saw Charlies to be the most confident, and Graces to be the most shy.

23% of the voters agreed that boys with the name Jack are the most likely to misbehave. Here's the naughty list in full (Santa, take note):

Naughtiest boys

  1. Jack
  2. Harry
  3. Charlie
  4. Oliver
  5. George

Naughtiest girls

  1. Mia
  2. Ella
  3. Isabella
  4. Amelia
  5. Sophia

Meanwhile the study by My Nametags also pinpointed the best behaved kids with Isla and Arthur coming out in top. Just 4% of people asked in the survey said they expected Arthurs to misbehave and that name is associated with being quiet and shy, same with the name Noah.

Here's the full list of best behaved kids:

Best behaved boys

  1. Arthur
  2. Noah
  3. Oscar
  4. Muhammad
  5. Leo

Best behaved girls

  1. Isla
  2. Ava
  3. Grace
  4. Olivia
  5. Emily

Managing director at My Nametags, Lars B. Andersen told The Mirror that:

“We know that there are strong stereotypes attached to names and that someone’s first name can really paint a picture of what they are like.

"It was interesting to discover that these stereotypes are formed from a young age, with children and adults quick to make judgements about children based on their first name alone."


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